Sunday, November 12, 2017

The shirt below, of course, is a sleeveless shirt and is blue, all I really just wanted to do is the necklace detail across the top.

This DIY almost took a turn for the worst when I cut one too many strips and thought I would have to scrap it.In the end the shirt worked out pretty much like I wanted it to, maybe even better,

just a little different from the picture below.

The best part of making things yourself is that you can tweak them to fit you.

The
top picture of me is the first one I created and is a little lower
than I had expected but with a tank top under it worked out great. I
wore this shirt all day and it stayed in place and wore well.

I did one more with not as many strips and it sits just slightly different on the body.

Sunday, October 29, 2017

I just wanted to touch base with all of you. For those of you that follow me on Snapchat or instagram you already know that I injured my hip about two weeks ago. I was on my way to recovery and thought I was healing nicely when I woke up one morning to a re-injury. (super painful) The pain really feels more like you want to throw up, a dull ache that nothing will touch. I started over in my recovery process and was given several suggestions on what to do to help heal it. KT Tape being one of them, *Thank you Serene.* It was just what I needed. The tape gave my injury support and helped with blood flow. It has been one week and I still can feel my hip muscle but its not as debilitating as before. I am also still walking everyday just not the 5 miles, more like 3.5 or 4 and I am taking it easy, babying it. Hopefully I will be back to normal very soon. I wonder if a massage would help. I have a couple of days off this week maybe I will make an appointment.

I will keep you all posted on the progress and if anyone has had a hip injury, I would love to hear some methods you used for healing. Ok now to the DIY's

Over the last couple of years I have been kind of obsessed with spider DIY's for Halloween. There is just something about those cute little creatures. Here are 4 Quick and easy Spider DIY's

Friday, September 29, 2017

Soo we just got internet back today because Hurricane Irma decided to visit and stay for a couple of days, uninvited I might add. To celebrate I wanted to post the shirt I did before she arrived. Glad to have a little bit of my sanity back. To be completely honest the break from all things electric didn't really bother me. Here is an easy basic workout shirt that is really easy to do yourself. One of my new favorites.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Week 10
Never in a million years did I ever think I would be doing something like this. I usually record my DIY's and fashion. I have found myself in a place where I have had to do a DIY on myself.
Please if you are struggling with life, stress or anxiety so was I!
This is what I had to do to straighten myself out.

Have you ever challenged yourself to do something.? Do you think
exercise and eating well can help with Anxiety and Panic Attacks? I am
testing out that theory on myself. I am on day 78 of walking 1 hour and 10 minutes
everyday for 90 day's, plus 20 minutes of spot training 5 days a week. On top of that I am eating clean and recording my food and macros.
I have a daily feed on my Snapchat and instagram.
For the last month of this challenge I have been video recording my progress.
Join me.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Wow this is so hard to write, I am crying writing through this whole post.

This is my Grandmother Polly, she was 101 years old and we were very close. She Passed away this past April and I was with her when she left this Earth. To say I was devastated is an understatement. It hit me really hard. She is the first person I have experienced anything like this with. After her death I started to suffer from severe panic attacks. I would have trouble breathing and my ribs and chest felt like a vice was squeezing me to the point that I might die. I would wake up in the middle of the night not being able to breath and I started to experience a gradual depression. Everyone deals with death differently. I was not handling what was happening around me well at all. The final straw was when I woke up in the middle of the night and my chest hurt so bad that all could do was rock back and forth to try and get it to stop. I finally fell back to sleep after praying for God to help me. The next morning I started to research what was happening to me and after about two hours of reading I knew what I had to do. My body needed to move, it needed to be working so it could help my mind heal. When your body is physical and moving your body produces Endorphins.
The main purpose of endorphins is this writes researcher McGovern:

"These endorphins tend to minimize the discomfort of exercise,
block the
feeling of pain and
are even associated with a feeling of euphoria."

I had no other choice but to go outside and walk, I live really close to a Lake with a path and when I was younger my Mom and I would walk a lake near my childhood home almost every night. I can always remember feeling so great after.
Once I started walking there was no stopping me. At first I did it once a day when I could. Then I discovered 5:30 AM; quiet time, sunrise time, meditation time. the golden hour which is what I refer to it as. To make a long story short, I gave myself a challenge. I would walk 90 days straight no excuses. I would treat this like a job, like it was life or death. To be honest it was life or death. I had to make a decision and I chose to heal and live. I needed to feel the sadness and work though it instead of pushing it down deep inside me.Walking at 5:30 allowed me to cry and be angry and no one saw me. It gave me freedom to express myself and it was OK .

Right now I am on my 70th day with only twenty days left. I am video logging my last 30 days and posting a weekly Vlog. This is the first week of my last 30 days. I really just wanted to be of some help to anyone struggling. The transformation it has done to me is just short of a miracle. Not only am I healing my mind, but I am making my body Strong and my Spirit at peace. I have been trying to balance those three things for about a year now. I still have sad moments and episodes of anxiety, but now I have the tools to work through it. My Grandmother is very proud of me.

Friday, July 14, 2017

I am also working on a vlog for the last 4 weeks of my 90 Day Challenge.

I am going to try and post a video every Monday of the week before. It will basically be me navigating through the last part of my journey. It will have the food I eat and the progress I make Physically, Mentally and Spiritually

The first video will be posted Monday, July 17.

I hope if you are struggling in any way it will help you move in a forward, positive direction and

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Here is another easy shirt for you to make in less than 5 minutes.
Today marks day 40 of the 90 day challenge that I set up for myself.
Hows it going?, in one word, Super!
Right now I seem to be on auto pilot. Which means even if I wanted to I couldn't talk myself out of doing it. Even the possibility of being sick hasn't swayed me. I have developed a slight chest cold, which is the first chest cold I have ever had in the fifty years I have spent on this planet. It seems to be lingering longer than I think it should so I have been going to bed super early to help my body fight it. I have great confidence that by next week I will be back to normal.:)

This shirt is really simple to make and now I want to make one in every color :|
I wore it today walking the lake and it performed spectacularly as well.
I hope you enjoy.XXOO

Monday, June 12, 2017

I suppose working on DIY Tee Shirts is my obsession. I try to change a plain tee- shirt as many ways as I can. It's a challenge and one of my favorite ways to be creative. The pink shirt in this tutorial does have a little hand sewing, but the orange shirt is completely "no-sew". Trying to make them where there is no sewing involved is my ultimate goal.
Why am I creating all of these sleeveless, cut-up, workout looking shirts?

Well, I am in the middle of a 90 day challenge which I created for me to stay sane. I am on day 31 and super excited. Giving myself this challenge is something that came out of pure necessity. I was having a extremely hard time dealing with my Grandmother's death. I had terrible symptoms of anxiety, insomnia, not being able to breath. I found myself needing to be outside, moving my body. It is really very scary how your body reacts to high amounts of stress. It is also extremely amazing how your body can deal with all of that by just moving and setting your mind to the direction in which you want it to go. I was able to get instant relief by walking 45 minutes and so the challenge was born. This small thing has saved me. It is not an option, it is just what I do now. I do this challenge like I would brush my teeth, get dressed or take a shower, it is a part of my daily routine.

If you want to know more about my daily Challenge you can follow me on Snapchat.

or you can follow me on my Instagram: Anne A. Hollabaugh- WobiSobi.
I am going to start adding different things to my daily walk, like sit-ups or squats.

I have never challenged myself to improve my body before. The honest truth is I just want to balance my life Mind, Body and Spirit and I would like to stay sane. I hope you enjoy this Tee shirt DIY, it was fun to create.

Friday, May 26, 2017

Two weeks ago I had to make a huge shift in my everyday life to save my sanity and help me get though the very difficult time of losing my 101 and 1/2 year old Grandmother Polly. I knew that if I did not make a change in my Physical Activity that I would end up losing my mind. I was having serious pains in my chest and it felt like a vice was squeezing my ribs. The last straw was when I woke up from a dead sleep not being able to breath and being scared to death. I was able to calm myself down and eventuality fall back to sleep. That morning I put on some walking shoes, grabbed my music and started to walk at least 45 minutes everyday. This small act of movement has saved me. The pains in my chest disappeared the tightness around my ribs is gone and I have wonderful conversations with my Grandmother. I miss her so much but walking allows my mind to be quiet which makes me hear my Grandmother better and somehow that calms me. This is not just something I am going to do for a month or so this is one of my many lifestyle changes.

I really want to thank all of you for your on pouring love and support over the loss of my Grandmother. Your kind words and love have helped me so much. She meant the world to me and this is the first real significant loss that I have had to work through. I just have to remember this is a process and if anyone is going though the same thing I am here if you need to just talk it through. What a beautiful World we live in. I feel very lucky and very Grateful.Thank you All.

The T shirts I am attracted to cost 30$- 40$ (I have bought two.) Because physical activity is something I will be doing for a very long time, I better start creating my own, less expensive versions of the shirts I want. Making your own workout shirt is not only easy but it is also a great way to save your hard earned $$$$$$$.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

These Glitter heels are so easy to create. Not only does it take very little time, it is something you can do to spice up an old pair of shoes you are tired with. I did a re-style about 4 years ago with a pair of heels I thought were ruined using this same technique.

They turned from trash to treasure with just a little glue and glitter.

Friday, March 3, 2017

Inspiration: Noun 1. Aninspiringoranimatingactionorinfluence: 2. Somethinginspired,asanidea: 3. A resultofinspiredactivity.
Motivation and inspiration comes from all kinds of places. I quite often
grab my inspiration from someone walking down the street or a window
I walk past. Sometimes my inspiration comes from a conversation or a view
out the window when I am driving. This particular shirt was something I saw on, Pinterest.Pinterest is a place I often go to when I am feeling uninspired, and it never fails to spark my inspiration.
What Inspires You?

Sunday, February 26, 2017

I am always looking for ways to change up my jeans. Creating different kinds of hems is a fast and easy way to do that. In this DIY I took a few eyelets and a spiced up a pair of jeans that I would have thought about tossing into the give away pile. Click "Read More" if you want to see how easy it was.